The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency

The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency is a home care agency based in Ruardean, in the Gloucestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It The Orchard Trust has a number of care homes and supported living homes in the Forest of Dean, supporting people across Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire areas. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by The Orchard Trust. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published June 2019, the CQC rated The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Gloucestershire with a rate on record typically charge about £32.88 an hour and £1,638 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include Total Living Care, Easy Living Solutions and Dean Healthcare South West Ltd -Gloucester, 3 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.